Police: Drug cases at day care reach 6

Stephanie Gribble, 37, was arrested on four counts of neglect of a dependent when four children at her home day care business were suspected of a drug overdose. Since the arrest, the charges have grown to six counts.
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The number of children an unlicensed Far-Eastside day care operator is accused of drugging has grown to six, and police are interested in speaking to any other parents worried that their children, too, might have been victims.

Stephanie Gribble, 37, appeared in Marion Superior Court on Monday to hear the formal charges against her: six counts of felony neglect of a dependent.

Four children showing symptoms of drug overdoses were hospitalized Feb. 12. The count grew to six after guardians of two other children contacted authorities, police said.

According to court documents, authorities suspect Gribble gave children a generic form of Benadryl, an over-the-counter allergy medication that causes drowsiness, and possibly risperidone, a prescription medication used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions.

Judge Mark Stoner set Gribble’s bond at $40,000. On Feb. 14, state officials said they sent a cease-and-desist order to shut down Gribble’s day care.